5 STRATEGIES TO SURVIVE BLENDED FAMILY LIFE IN QUARANTINE!
First off, I hope this article finds you and your family healthy and financially stable-ish. Now, let’s talk about what we can do to get through this unprecedented and unimaginable time. Although considered crucial to our health and government mandated, being stuck in a home together 24/7 can even drive Susie Creamcheese a little insane! Throw in a pinch of blended family seasoning and things can go from bad to worse faster than binge watching all 3 seasons of Ozark! But what do we do if we struggled with blended family life previous to this added madness? I read somewhere
BLENDED FAMILY IN QUARANTINE? Here are 34 Things to do!
I’m at home wishing you all are doing well during this time. On top of health, I also wish not only blended families but all families peace and harmony. God only knows this being at home 24/7 can give us all a little cabin fever! Here are 34 things to do for adults and/or kids together or separately! 1. Make breakfast! 2. Form or break a habit! 3. Take a walk! 4. Pinterest work outs! 5. Go for a jog or run! 6. Bike ride! 7. Go for a hike! 8. Shower and get ready for the day! 9. Home
SPRING CLEANING IN A BLENDED FAMILY?! 3 HELPFUL TIPS ON DECIDING WHAT STAYS AND WHAT GOES!
March Is Here! Spring time is among us and when I think of March, I think of St. Patty’s Day, March Madness, and my not so good friend, pollen! I suppose spring cleaning also comes to mind. These days I am trying to not get on the TV show Hoarders and be more of a minimalist. I want to declutter my home and mind! Donations are a regular activity in our home. The purpose of this article is to help you figure out what to keep and what to get rid of for Spring Cleaning. Blended Family Life! What do
6 Tips on Dealing With Step Child Attitude!
EASY? I DON’T THINK SO! "Step parenting is the easiest job in the world," said no one ever! Those of us who are and have been in this position (especially women) know this is one of the toughest roles there are. Now that I am both, I am going to admit it’s harder than bio parenting! Why?! I read somewhere that summed up why it is INDEED harder. With our own children we can be our true crazy silly wacky selves, with step kids this isn’t the case if you haven’t been there since they were babies. We can love
Screen Time For Kids-How Bad Is It?
WHAT THE HECK IS SCREEN TIME? For me, I consider screen time any time in front of a screen. This includes a tablet, phone, video games, and television. I didn't think about screen time until I became a teacher and even more so when I became a mother. Is it really that bad? Is there any good? IS SCREEN TIME A NEW THING? I'm no scientist but I do know how screen time has affected my life when I was a kid. I remember watching TGIF on Friday nights and horror movies like Nightmare on Elm Street and The Exorcist
Are You a Helicopter Mom? What to do About it!
HELICOPTER MOMS ARE SOOOO (EYEROLL) Before I had my son, I was a stepmom. If you're a step mom you understand the list of challenges that are tied to this title. You more than likely know the feelings of exclusion and loneliness all too well. I could strangle people who would say things like, “ There’s no way you can understand, you’re not a REAL mom.” I thought, “Are you kidding? I have a stepdaughter and care for her like my own. I remember taking her and her friend to see my girlfriend in another state (she was about 10)
DO I LET MY CHILD WEAR A COSTUME EVEN WHEN IT’S NOT HALLOWEEN?
Toddler Wardrobe Challenges Well, October came and went, I can say wholeheartedly that it's by far my favorite month (isn't it everyone's)? The weather finally cools down, night time comes early, and the moon lights up the neighborhood for our usual evening strolls. (I live in Vegas so I am usually held hostage coerced into a life of maximizing the capabilities of our AC unit). October symbolizes upcoming holidays, scary movies, pumpkin everything, and Halloween of course! This October was especially wonderful for me; my 2 year old is starting to understand the concept of HALLOWEEN! He calls everything that
How to Stop a Toddler Tantrum in 3 Easy Steps!
As a mama of a 2 year old, some days I want to scream off the mountaintops how I have the cutest stinkin toddler in all of the land and other days I want to bang my head against the wall...repeatedly! He is sweet, sour, loving, stubborn, considerate and sometimes downright crazy:O! Hmmmm….sounds a lot like.....…. his dad. I mean we all know any trait that can be perceived as negative, definitely didn't come from us ;) Can I get an amen sister? Anywho, getting out of the house can be both easy and sometimes it can feel damn near
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